Liev Tuk

Liev Tuk Sometimes Spelled Liv Tek Was A Cambodian Rock And Soul Musician Active Before The Khmer Rouge. Tuk's Music Incorporates Elements From A Variety Of American Popular Genres Such As Rhythm And Blues Soul And Rock. Critics And Historians Have Drawn Comparisons With Wilson Pickett And James Brown Both Important Figures In American Soul Music. He Was An Animated "rock Star" Performer Combining His Loud Fast Music With Colourful Movements And Dancing. LinDa Saphan Described Him As Having "sultry Looks Swinging Arms And Dynamic Vocal Style That Drove Teenage Listeners Wild." Tuk Was Featured In Norodom Sihanouk's 1968 Film The Joy Of Life. A Performance From That Film Was Later Included In The 2015 Documentary Don't Think I've Forgotten Juxtaposed With A Clip Of Wilson Pickett To Show Influence And Similarities. Two Of Tuk's Songs Appeared On The 1996 Album Cambodian Rocks "Rom Sue Sue" "Dance Soul Soul" Which Has Been Likened To "Hip-Hug-Her" By Booker T And The MG's And "Sou Slarp Kroam Kombut Srey" "Rather Die Under The Women's Sword" Performed With Yol Aularong Khmer យស អូឡារាំង . The Compilation Of Cambodian Psychedelic And Garage Rock From The Late 1960s And 1970s Was Controversially Published As A Bootleg Without Providing Attribution To The Artists Even After They Had Been Identified. It Sparked In Part Western Interest In The Music And Was Followed By A Number Of Similar Compilations Many Of Which Feature Tuk Among Contemporaries Like Aularong Sinn Sisamouth Khmer ស៊ីន ស៊ីសាមុត Ros Serey Sothea Khmer រស់ សេរីសុទ្ធា And Pan Ron Khmer ប៉ែន រ៉ន . read less